Pharma BD Deal Intelligence

Gilead Sciences, Inc. / Calistoga Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

2011 · Acquisition/Merger · $600M · Complete

Announcement Sentiment
64
Positive

Gilead acquired Calistoga for $375M upfront plus up to $225M in milestones. Lead asset CAL-101 (idelalisib) was an oral PI3K-delta inhibitor in clinical development for B-cell malignancies; later approved as Zydelig in 2014.

Did it work? Outcome assessment

Strategic verdict
Partially Achieved
Financial impact
Dilutive
Pipeline outcome
Mixed

Key facts

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